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	The Humanities Center how to find research materials at JHU, Web resources, how to do research at other institutions, research guides, and contacts
Because of the intense interdisciplinary nature of much of the work in the Humanities Center, you may wish to consult other subject guides such as: French Literature, German Literature, The History of Art, Italian Literature, Philosophy, and others.
How to Find:	Books Journal Articles Videos and DVD's Book Reviews Dissertations Grants and Fellowships

Specialized Research Guides	Literary Theory Archival Research E-Texts in Literature Microform Resources for Literary Studies The Academic Job Search

Web Links	Modern Language Association (MLA) The Humanities Center on the JHU Web Site

Helpful Research Handouts	MLA International Bibliography Tips (pdf) provides tips on using this essential database, including how to use limits, how to set up alerts, and how to download to RefWorks Tips for Starting Literary Research (pdf) General tips and suggestions on how to begin research How to Find Foreign Newspapers (pdf) Hints on how to find articles in foreign newspapers in the JHU Libraries' collections, or elsewhere Resource Guide: French Theater (pdf) Describes resources in Special Collections, in the stacks, and online. Resource Guide: Samuel Johnson and his Dictionary (pdf) Describes resources in Special Collections, in the stacks, and online. Resource Guide: Encyclopedism in the 17th and 18th Centuries (pdf) Describes resources in Special Collections, in the stacks, and online. Resource Guide: The Scholars Bookshelf in the Middle Ages (pdf) Describes resources in Special Collections, in the stacks, and online. How to Find Current Fiction in the Library (pdf) How to read a Library of Congress call number (pdf) Find out why PT 212 .L231 comes before PT 212 .L4

Web Research Guides for Classes Request a Web page for your class	Literature and the City: Paris 1848-1871 (Spring 2007) Politik und Kultur nach 1945 (Fall 2006) German Literature 1900 to 1945 (Fall 2006) Nietzsche (Fall 2006) Reading Judith Shakespeare (Spring 2007)

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Sue Waterman: Contact for requests for class Web pages, purchases	Romance Languages and Literature German Literature Humanities Center Program for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
John Buchtel	Curator of Rare Books (in Special Collections)
Don Juedes	Classics Philosophy History of Art
Leigh Anne Palmer	Film and Media Studies English and American Literature
Yuan Zeng	East Asian studies Anthropology Political Science
Tom Izbicki	History Near Eastern Studies Religion